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Lesson 4: Don't go to dinner with the annoying couple from the hotel it will only end badly.

She saw them in the lobby for the first time when she entered the hotel and she made a mental note to avoid them at all costs. She only made it two days. It happened when she was in the elevator and she saw them approaching so she quickly tapped the door close button multiple times.

It didn't work.

"I told you we would make it honey." said the man

"I was just saying that it we missed this one it would have been the third one today that's all." replied his wife

So other people are avoiding them too why wasn't she that lucky.

"Would you look at that Betsy, we're all going to the same floor." said the man pointing to the number ten that was already pressed.

"We are? What fun! Are you here with someone?"

"No."

Maybe if she keeps to one word answers they'll stop asking questions.

"Taking sometime for yourself then. We had a friend who did that once. What was her name Bruce?"

"Cynthia?"

"Right she came back with a tattoo I think."

The elevator just passed the fifth floor. Why did she get a room on the tenth floor? Gah! She needs to get out of this elevator before something bad happens.

"Would you like to get dinner with us?" said the man. Bruce, was it?

Something like that.

"What?" she said hoping she heard wrong.

"We know a great restaurant around the corner and I haven't had a conversation with another female in days. It'll be fun!" said Betsy now smiling at her.

Talking over dinner is fun? Okay time to get out of this. The elevator door's opened before she got the chance.

"We'll meet you here at seven. Wear something casual. Maybe something with some color."

They turned left out of the elevator and she turned right. At least they don't live on the same side of the hotel.

She and the couple were headed towards the restaurant when the woman, Betsy complemented her shirt. Betsy likes the color purple, says its the only color that brings out her eyes.

"I just realized we don't know your name." said Bruce as they are waiting for a table.

"Melinda."

"Well Melinda, we're glad you've decided to join us for dinner."

More liked forced but who cares.

"It was nice of you to invite me. Excuse me, I'm going to go to the ladies room."

Hoping to make a quick exit she walked towards the back of the restaurant before running into someone.

"May?"

"Ward? What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question along with who else is here with you?"

"Look can we speed this up. I want to kill you. You want to kill me. I'll win and you'll be butt hurt about it. I really don't have time to do this with you right now."

"Oh Melinda, our table is ready. Oh hello, are you a friend of Melinda's?" asked Betsy

"Sort of, we just ran into each other. I had no idea she was here but I was just saying hello." answered Ward

"Oh well you must join us for dinner. Any friend of Melinda's is a friend of ours. Come, come." said Betsy now walking away from them towards their table

"Do you know this woman?" asked Ward now wary that its some sort of trap as he followed Betsy.

"We just met. I'm having dinner with her and her husband and so are you apparently."

At least things were getting interesting.

After introductions were made the waiter took their order. She ordered the steak mainly for the knife that came along with it. She already hid her fork and knife, Ward as well. This was not going to end well.

"So how do you two know each other?" asked Bruce

"We used to work together." answered Ward apparently enjoying this more than she was.

"Not anymore. Why?"

"There was a fallout."

"That's an understatement." she said now slightly glaring at Ward

"We still see each other from time to time. So its all good."

"Well that's lovely. Its always a good thing when you see old friends." said Betsy when the waiter leaves them with their food.

"Are you on vacation as well?" asked Bruce to Ward

"As well? No I'm here on business. You didn't seem like one for vacations, May."

"You never really did know me that well. What business do you have here?"

"You'll find out eventually."

Well that's not good. Not good at all.

Not much was said after that. The annoying couple paid for dinner, as they should. This was their idea.

"We'll let you say goodbye. We had a nice time. See you back at the hotel, Melinda." said Bruce before he and Betsy walked off.

When they were out of sight, she pushed Ward into an alley a held him at steak knife point.

"If you even think about going after them, I'll kill you."

No matter how much she didn't like the couple they don't deserve to die because they met Ward.

"I'm leaving today. Like I said I have big plans."

She knocked him out after that. Took his phone and gave his wallet to a homeless person. At least dinner came with an upside but she's taking the stairs from now on.

"Here you go." said Bobbi handing a box to Skye

"What is it?"

Bobbi shrugged as Skye opened the box.

"It's a phone from May. 'Got this off Ward. He's planning something big'."

"She runs into Ward on vacation and just sends his phone. That's not what I expected."

"I guess she's trying to relax. Let's just hope she returns with better gifts than this."

Thanks for reading. Next chapter May's visiting her mother.